The Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals (ABCEP)
December 19, 2007 by amathew and Brian Butler | Filed under: Codes of Practice,Literature Review
http://www.abcep.org/home.htmlThe Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professional (ABCEP) Program began in 1979 and is managed by a group of volunteer professionals. In their first year of existence, ten environmental professionals were awarded the CEP designation. The ABCEP accepts applications continually, and applicants must have a minimum of nine years of applicable professional environmental experience, five years of which must be in a position of responsible charge and/or responsible supervision. The ABCEP has their own internal code of ethics and includes such ideas as encouraging research, planning, design, management and review of activities in a scientifically and technically objective manner; encouraging environmental planning to begin in the earliest stages of project conceptualization; incorporating the best principle of design and environmental planning when recommending measures to reduce environmental harm and enhance environmental quality; seeking common, adequate, and sound technical grounds for communication with, and respect for, the contributions of other professionals in developing and reviewing policies, plans, activities, and projects; conducting professional activities in a manner that ensures consideration of technically and economically feasible alternatives